new this morning, a second explosion at a nuclear plant inp japan. we'll have the very latest developments coming up. a little confusion this morning among b.a.r.t. riders in the east bay. not sure what to expect this morning after a train derailment yesterday. i'm christie smith. we'll have some answers about the morning commute coming up. it's monday, march 14th, as we take a live look outside. rain in the forecast "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us. straight up 6:00. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. i miss the hour we missed this weekend. >> i know. can we please have it back? you know what?

this evening if you're somebody who does like to get a lot done in the evening after work, you'll appreciate that additional hour. supposedly we do have statistics that prove that in the afternoon hours with the heavier commute in the evenings, it actually prevents traffic accidents with that extra hour in the evening. we always want everyone to stay safe. but the morning another hour of darkness for us to drive through. make sure that you're aware of that this morning. dark and wet out there. usually we have the sun coming up right around 6:30. we'll have to wait to about 7:30 for the sunrise. you can see a pretty solid stream of showers from san bruno up to antioch. a lot of our highways are slick this morning. we're seeing high pressure building. you can see this area of clearing. that's a ridge of high pressure building in and compressing some of that moisture. fog out there as well as the slick conditions this morning. just give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination and let's find out exactly what we're facing out there right now from mike and noah. >> good morning. remember to adjust the clock in

your cars as well. even though it was an hour back. sometimes jarring in the morning. coming through livermore, but closer to hayward and 880, that exclamation point called out because there was a change over the weekend eastbound at 92 as you get off the san mateo bridge. if you want to access the nimitz, use the right two lanes. a live look at the bridge itself shows you the traffic coming over from the peninsula side. we get these bursts in the eastbound direction. a smooth drive on the peninsula, headlights coming towards us. and the commute away from us is moving smoothly over the sunrise. 602 this morning. we're following the latest developments out of japan minute by minute. 11 people are injured from a second explosion at a nuclear plant. the u.s. navy says it is

shifting ships away from the coast after detecting low levels of radiation from the plant. workers are now injecting sea water into another reactor to keep it from exploding. a japanese official says 1,000 were found along the coastline today. that would raise the death toll to 2500. but ming a mayor says that 100 died in his province. a bay area family getting a phone call of a lifetime from a missing family member. >> hi. >> are you okay? >> hi. >> are you okay? >> yeah, i'm totally okay. i've been fine the whole time. >> they got the good news yesterday. canon, the purdy family, getting

the news last night. at their home this morning, a cool story that they found out their loved one's okay. but the way they found out. how this whole hook-up happened in first place. >> it was ann curry from the "today" show who made that connection via satellite phone with canon purdy in japan and the family here. you're all smiles this morning. what's it been like the last three days, hoe? >> quite overwhelming. we spent the last three days in front of the television, in front of computers, on the phone, i think i've been wearing this outfit for 72 hours. you know, just being really vigilant about trying to find some information. then the middle of the night last night, someone knocked on our door and had ann curry on the phone, then my sister. still a long journey ahead for everybody in japan.

>> does social networking work in cases like these? >> apparently. i saw how you can get people's attention with it. so many of the news crews were checking in with twitter and saying, i'm live on the ground and we were desperate to get information. we just decided to try to make sure that people knew she was out there. we tweeted pictures and her google people finder page and we got lucky. >> you have no idea when you'll see your daughter again. >> no, i have no idea at all. but that's okay. that's okay. she'll show up eventually. >> what was that like just to get that phone call knowing that after three days she was okay? >> well, i'm not sure we could have lasted a fourth day, so it was a good thing it happened then. we've been sleepless and pretty scruffy for a while just trying to see if we could find out anything. it's so difficult to just get

any information. >> congratulations to both of you. it has been sleepless nights for them. they've been very accommodating to us since rly this morning. we do appreciate that. >> an amazing story, thanks a lot, damian. appreciate them sharing it with us today. >> 300 aftershocks followed friday's earthquake and more are expected. officials say some could be as strong as 7.0 in magnitude. today in the bay's george kiriyama is in tokyo today. >> we've been feeling aftershock after aftershock, 6.2 preliminary magnitude. we were told it felt like a 6.2. the place was rattling. at one point i felt like i had to go under the desk to make sure nothing would fall on me. that got our attention here at the hotel. i was on the third floor when it happened. my other colleagues were on the ninth floor. they said it was shaking up pretty good up there on the top

floor. there have been lines of people stocking up on food and water in the supermarkets in tokyo, trying to stock up and food and water. we've been hearing long lines at gasoline stations, in narita, just north of tokyo. back to you. we'll check back in live with him on the phone coming up at 6:30. friday's earthquake in japan was so powerful that it moved the main island of japan eight feet. and it changed the earth's rotation. the 8.9 quake shifted the earth's axis which shifted the length of the day. it's been shortened by 8.1 millionth of a second. larger earthquakes in chile and indonesia have had the same effect on the planet. stay tuned for more. you can go to nbcbayarea for updates any time. service up and running for one eastbound b.a.r.t. stations

a crews worked overnight to clear a train derailment. christie smith is live with an update for us. >> reporter: when b.a.r.t. riders went to bed last night this derailment were still unsolved. they weren't sure if they'd have to adjust their schedules this morning or what. but we have good news to report. that means that service has been restored from bay point going into san francisco this morning. the first train rolled through concord at 4:00 moving very slowly after a b.a.r.t. train derailment sunday at the concord station. b.a.r.t. crews worked on this late last night and overnight. even had a fleet of buses waiting here in concord this morning in case commuters need to get between pittsburg bay point and of to the pleasant hill station continuing on b.a.r.t. one commuter told us just a couple of minutes ago he started very early this monday morning trying to figure it all out. did you get up early? >> yes, i did.

4:30. >> reporter: just didn't know what to expect. >> i figured leave time, b.a.r.t. train is fine, if not, i can get to work on time. >> reporter: the closure outside of the concord b.a.r.t. station happened sunday around 9:20 in the morning. this involved a ten-car train. the eighth and ninth cars derailed. 65 people had to be evacuated. three had minor injuries. why did it derail? b.a.r.t. is still investigating that. they used a crane to get the cared back on the track. and getting things back to normal. live in concord, christie smith. >> we're just getting word right now that b.a.r.t. is having major delays unrelated to that. we'll check in with mike coming up. >> get to him in just a moment. first check of your forecast with christina. >> good morning to you. we've got a lot happening to start you out on a back-to-work monday. don't forget the time change first and foremost. we spring forward. tonight you will see a little

bit of patchy fog. we're already noticing the patchy fog out there this morning. it is starting to develop. we're starting to see visibilities really come down across the board. nothing right now below about three miles, even four miles. high pressure continue to move in and compresses all this moisture. i think fog will be a factor as we get closer to sunrise, which is now at 7:30. as you can see, we've got a pretty solid line of showers if antioch down through san francisco with more streaming on shore as we head to the next few hour. this won't be the case all day. we will see clearing today. just for one day, though, as high pressure moves in and dries us out a bit. then tomorrow more rain on the way. so when it comes to your visibility right now, this is what we're noticing. looking clear in the south bay up to the north bay. but coming down in places like fairfield four miles and san mateo six miles. mike is showing you reduced visibility along the bridges

this morning. if you are someone who commutes over the bridges, make sure you take it easy, give yourself time. our temperatures the aren't that bad. you will need umbrellas but you won't need that jacket. 66 in redwood city, 63 degrees in fremont. but we've got to get rid of these showers first, you've got to get to work. let's get you there on time with mike inouye. >> as christie smith said, the pittsburg bay point line is moving smoothly where we had a derailment. for the entire system between west oakland and there are problems somewhere along the tracks causing a problem for that trans-based service. we're looking for delays between that and the east bay second. crossing the bay is a problem right now for b.a.r.t. trains are in service, but there are major delays for that. keep that in mind. that pittsburg bay point line.

a confusing report now. we'll track this for you over the course of the morning. out of the pittsburg bay point area. we have slowing traditional for antioch. in the a big surprise for these folks. a 20-minute drive through livermore. a note for the evening commute, eastbound drives, portola avenue, they're doing a project there. there's the bay bridge. the backup in the cash lanes. no metering lights yet. >> busy out there monday morning. >> time now 6:12 still to come. an incredible store of survival in the mid of a japanese tsunami. where rescuers found this man. one expert says the most devastating quake is yet to come. it could hit right here in the bay area. and a live look across the san mateo bridge this morning. fairly clear right there, but you might see some patches of rain and you might see some fog, too. [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted,

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welcome back, everyone. and a good monday morning to you. live look outside, this time from the south bay this morning. quiet at the hp pavilion. scientists have warned for several years that the san andreas fault is due for a major earthquake. this morning on the "today" show, former geologist and now best-selling author simon winchester says california will be the scene of the most devastating quake to come. >> it is inevitable. the question that troubles everyone is precisely when. the u.s. geological survey which monitors these things very carefully but said we can't predict with any degree of accuracy at all is now saying that the haywood fault which travels under the cities of

oakland and berkeley in the east bay, is ripe for eruption within the next quart aer century. >> we talk about that all the time. winchester says california is taking the threat of a devastating earthquake too lightly. find out why. more of his interview coming up at 7:15. >> we told you earlier that workers are in japan are trying to prevent damage from another nuclear reactor. peter hosemann. can you hear me? >> yes, i can hear you. >> all right. the thing we want to ask you, should anyone here in the bay area be worried about any potential fall outfrom the reactors in japan at all? >> the connection is really bad. can you repeat the question. >> i kind of had a feeling it was. i can hear myself back. let me know. can you hear me at all? >> yes, somehow. >> all right. all right. should people be worried, how worried should they be about the

potential fallout from reactors? >> oh, i see. well, in this case probably hydrogen explosion. and as long as the containment is in place, there shouldn't be all that much fallout. but the gas release can contain some cesium or iodine. but the radiation levels measured at this point are rather low. >> now, california has only two operating nuclear power plants both in southern california, would a major event here affect them the same way? >> if a major event can affect california, is that the question? >> mm-hmm. >> i don't think in this case it's going to happen. we are very far away. and the reactor itself is still contained and the containment is still in place and still no damage that's been reported. so if things stay the way they are, it will be contained within

the building right there. >> so we shouldn't have this problem? >> pardon me? >> you know what? if you have a monitor nearby or television set, if you turn the volume down, that might help. i think that might make our communication a little better. >> no, i you don't have a tv on. >> okay. just trying to work that out. problems like this are measured on a scale of one to seven. chernobyl was a seven. japanese officials say this is a four. from what you have eheard, do yu think that's an accurate assessment so far. >> yes, i think that is rue. the chernobyl incident is not at all comparable to this event here. it's a different reactor. in the chernobyl case, it was burning for taste within the reactor and the gas was carried far away. in this case, it is moderated. so there's nothing that could be

carried away. chernobyl didn't have containment versus here we do have primary containment, which is still intact. >> exactly, which we appreciate that. thank you, peter hosemann joining us this morning. >> thank you. a 60-year-old japanese man is safe this morning. rescuers found him about ten miles out to sea floating on top of his house. check out this picture here. you see that? he's on a piece of roof. he spent a couple of days adrift in the ocean. rescuered spotted him yesterday. he was waving a makeshift flag. they say they drank some water, then broke into tears. the man said he ran away when he heard that the tsunami was coming friday, but he went back to his house to get something and that is when he was just washed away. he says his wife is still missing. but some amazing pictures of thancht i can't imagine all the stories that will come from this. much closer to home, we'll check our forecast for today with christina. >> good morning to you.

we actually have a high surf advisory in place swells up to 15 feet. this is something we'll be talking about today. today we have a few early showers, then the rain chances stay with us each and every day of the week. it looks like thursday, st. patrick's day, ironically enough is the only day we won't see a lot of green on the radar. right now looking good. showers continue to steadily stream in from the pacific. we have a pretty good batch right now centralized over san francisco, from san francisco down to san bruno, you will find slick conditions. also in the eastbound, oakland, pretty wet right now in richmond. waking up in the east bay, north bay, the southern-most portion of the east bay, you'll run into wet road ways this morning. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. that's creating some pretty dense fog in the areas that are able to dry out. so with the two combined, you'll

have to deal with the weather elements on your way to work this morning. but on your way home from work, we're talking about a much better picture. showers are expected to subside for the second half of the day. temperatures up to 70 degrees depending on how foggy the city gets. you've got about seven miles of visible in santa rosa. 57 degrees in oakland. 56 in san francisco. mainly a pretty nice day. 55 in concord. it will be gloomy but enough sunshine for temperatures to climb to 69 in cities like los gatos. this is what we're expecting this week. a chance of showers each and every day. only about a 20% shot for thursday. so we'll call it partly cloudy. a few more showers on friday. today might just be the best second half of the day. so if you need to get outside, today might be the day to do so. back to you guys. >> good advice. 6:21 right now. hear from an expert who says the bay area will be the scene of

the next devastating earthquake. >> big change to the way you use your internet at home. a lot like your cell phone. if you're hitting the roads, stick around for a couple more minutes. i'll let you know how things could be even worse for drivers because of a problem with the b.a.r.t. line.

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live look outside, this time from the east bay this morning. kind of slick roadways out there. in fact, want to check the morning commute with mike right now. >> good morning. an issue that will affect both sides of the bay. this is b.a.r.t. christie smith told us that the derailment from over the weekend was repaired. that was better news for the pittsburg bay point line, but now a problem affecting all of your line. we have major delays, 15, 20 minutes and growing because of a transbay tube issue. there's a problem, mechanical issue. sounds like one of the insulator lines. that's affecting every line except for the orange line between richmond and free mont that does not go under the bay. that line is not affected. the rest expecting delays. they hope to have things remedied over the next five minutes. the ripple effect will happen. the maze and the approach starting to build, but as folks hear about the problems with b.a.r.t., they may jump in their

cars without waiting for resolution. the slowing already at the berkeley curve, shows you the backup in the cash lanes. the metering lights aren't on. but that may be happening now and may slow things down because of the expected heavier volume. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. hundreds of bay area students and teachers are heading to sacramento this morning to protest budget cuts to their schools. buses will pick up people from foothill and deanza community colleges beginning at 6 clock this morning. the district could be hit with a reported 8 to $22 million worth of cuts. classes could cost about $600 more per year beginning july of next year. 35,000 people are expected to rally at the state capitol today. so many people use social networks for more than just social interaction. it's really being called the place to go for more information. >> i think particularly when it comes to japan and all the news

you've been talking about in japan, no t that there's anything magic about facebook. probably the first place people look to think for a message. makes sense if you can't get your phone call out. where would you tell your friends that you're okay? keep in mind that we're seeing lots of postings out of japan. the telecom networks are simply not working. some limiting voice calls to free up bandwidth. at&t will start capping downloads for regular dsl users. go over it and you'll pay extra. this according to several reports including "time" magazine. most internet users download a fraction of that every month. comcast already has a cap in place for its users. i should point out that this tv station is owned by comcast. at&t says only 2% of its users will goe over this cap, s

why do you care. net historians say the boom started when aol went from pay by the hour to all you wanted. companies can no longer let you do anything you want online. so already caps on how you use your cell phone. now brent and laura, some caps on how you use your internet at home. >> that's how we're used to getting what we want when we want it. >> george kiriyama is in japan. we'll talk to him live coming up. some major delays on b.a.r.t. this morning. but the derailment in the east bay is cleared up. i'm christie smith. we'll explain it all coming up in a live report. and a san jose family is happy to find out their daughter is alive and well in the middle of a disaster in japan. damian trujillo is live at their home. ♪ have a good daisy

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new this morning, there are reports that the death toll in japan could reach 10,000 people. i'm damian trujillo live in san jose with the family of canon purdy who is alive and well in japan. their interviews up next. i'm christie smith live in concord. there are debays on b.a.r.t. this morning, but the derailment in the east bay has been cleared up. some commuters still confused, though. we'll sort it out coming up in a live report. a peek outside from oakland this morning as you make your way out the door this morning. we'll check your traffic and weather on monday, march 14th, "today in the bay." reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us. time now 6:31. i'm brent cannon and i'm laura

garcia cannon. >> we do have a few a.m. showers, a high surf advisory, keep that in mind, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. these showers are going to continue for the next couple of hour. that will make for a treacherous commute. places look the peninsula, the southern-most portions of the north bay getting a little rainfall this morning as well as the east bay. south bay getting a little activity, but really nothing like what we're seeing coming across san francisco and san bruno right now. this is definitely enough to stump a commute. in addition to the major weather that is making for a frustrating commute this morning, people that don't even drive. what's happening on b.a.r.t., mike? >> christie smith will give the update over the weekend. there's confusion because we're hear of delays because of a problem with the insulator on the embarcadero station. this is a major connector. the only connector from the east bay to the city and vice versa. we have an issue for all lines except for the richmond-fremont

line. the rest of them, 15 to 20 minute delays because of trains single tracking through the tube getting to san francisco. this is a major issue for the morning commute sending more folks to the roadway. and this is when the volume bumps up as well. we'll look at the traffic buildup there just in five minutes. look how much is filled in. look at the wet roads as well. slick conditions. we're watching that as well. >> we do have the very latest on what's going on in japan. a horrific discovery on the japanese coast today. about a thousand bodies have washed ashore. the official number of people killed so far is 2800. however, authorities sadly expect that number to quadruple. at least 10,000 expected. million of survivors will spent a fourth night without water, food or pow are. they don't have heat with near freezing temperatures. there's also been another explosion at a nuclear power plant. they're pumping salt water into

a second reactor. with all the painful stories coming out of japan, we have one story with a happy ending. a bay area family got word from a missing family member that she was alive and well. here's the phone call. >> hi. are you okay? >> fine. >> are you okay? >> yeah, i'm totally okay. i'm absolutely okay. >> imagine the excitement. canon purdy's family finally got word late last night that she was okay. "today in the bay's" damian trujillo is live with the emotional story. they've got to be so excited. >> reporter: oh, they are. they've been up all night, as you can imagine. they've been on the computers and on their phones doing the social media thing. relief is how you can describe the emotion here with the family of canon purdy. now, they finally made contact with her just before midnight.

canon purdy taught english at a school near sendai, the epicenter of the earthquake. she just returned for graduation of her former student in japan, then the quake struck. for three days the family tried desperately to contact her using social media to help. after three long days, their prayers were answered just before midnight. >> sure, it was amazing. i was on the phone with ann curry, which i never thought would happen, first of all. and then i asked her, you know, ann curry, why you are calling me? and luckily she was able to pass the phone right over to my sister in the most devastated area of japan. such a welcome thing to hear. >> reporter: and the family here is thanking those who helped out in the search for canon purdy via social media, via any mean thatty this were able to do. they don't know when they'll be able to see canon purdy again. she did lose her passport. it's somewhere under all the

rubble there in japan. she is going out on an extended -- or was scheduled to go out on an extended stay over in other countries around japan. they don't know what the future holds for her. but they know that she's alive. she's well. she's safe. and they are relieved. back to you guys. >> and we are happy for them as well. wonderful to hear. a good story amid all the sadness. >> "today in the bay's" george kiriyama is on special assignment this morning. >> he joins us live by phone this morning. good morning, george. >> reporter: good morning and good evening from tokyo where monday night is winding down. we'll be staying overnight here in tokyo and hopefully, hopefully leave for the sendai area tomorrow morning. we hear it's going to take us anywhere from eight to ten hour to get up there because of the traffic. the challenge, az mentioned earlier, will be finding gasoline as many gas stations are closed. we're trying to finalize finding a driver to take us up to

sendai. we've not got any new aftershocks since we arrived in tokyo three hour ago. that's definitely welcome relief for the people who work and live here. i talk to one of my friends, rosa yum, who is a media consultant here in tokyo. she's actually in nagasaki on the island of kyushu on the western side of japan and away from all of this. her friend in nagasaki persuade her to stay with her until things calm down. rosa moved here just a month ago for this new job. guys, back to you. >> what is the mood of some of the people there? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. we were in narita for the first day, now we're here in tokyo. in both instances, both hotels we've been staying at, you have to believe that they're worried about their friends and if they have any family up there in the sendai and fukushima area about what's going on. but as i have said to so many

people who have asked me, they're worried about what's happening, they're not showing it if their faces. they're going about their usual business, their normal business. at the hotel and the one we were in previously in narita, they're making sure that the guests are feeling comfortable. they're making sure that everything is normal as it can be under these circumstances. i notice from the time we got here last night until now, we still see a number of tourists here. i know there are a number of countries who have requested that their citizens not visit japan during this time. but we have seen a number of tourists still here in the tokyo area. quite frankly on the other side of the country where they're not being affected by the aftershocks and/or the earthquakes and not the nuclear plant exploes or radiation, they do have a number of tourists on the western side of japan where my friend rosa yum is.

guys? >> it is interesting, george, to hear that perspective. because we do see so much devastation in the northeast part of the country. but you mention that other parts of the country life is fairly normal. is that accurate to say? >> yeah, normal as can be. you know, when you look at -- and we've been watching japanese news and i have it on right here. obviously, these are people who are there in sendai. right now i'm watching tvs, which is one of the stations here in japan. they're showing, as i speak, live on tv just people in one of those evacuation center or shelter, they're sitting on the floors. i'm sure you've seen some of those images back in the states. the faces are a little bit different, but again, you sense the strength that a lot of the people here in japan have, especially in that area. so much the past few days, yet they're trying to deal with this. the government has been out there as well as our government and many other governments, search and rescue teams doing

what they can to help out people in that region of japan. >> thank you, george. best of luck. i know you'll try to spend the night tonight and then get around the best you can to bring us theed in stories. we appreciate it. good luck to you. >> if you'd like to do something to try to help the people in japan, you can donate to the american red cross. go to red cross.org or find american red cross on facebook. you can also text red cross to 90999. each text will donate $10 to the red cross' humanitarian effort. good news for east bay commuters this morning. b.a.r.t. is getting back to normal after a train derailed over the weekend. christie smith has been following the overnight repair. she's live this morning from concord. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is kind of a bad news, good news scenario for a monday morning. the bad muse is that right now there are 15 to 20 minute delays on b.a.r.t. this is unrelated to the train

derailment yesterday. the good news there is that this has been cleared up. some commuters wondering how it would affect their morning do mute this morning after a ten-car train derailment sunday near concord. the derailment involved cars number eight and nine. 65 people had to be evacuated early sunday morning. three had minor injuries. yesterday b.a.r.t. set f up a b bridge. today commuters weren't sure what to expect. did you check the train or the news before you left? >> no, i haven't really checked it. i didn't even know the news last night. hopefully it's okay. >> reporter: this morning the first train rolled out just under 4:00 a.m. kind of slowly, though. there was a fleet of express buses set up here in concord ready to go in case riders had to bypass the station and move on to the next one. but turns out that wasn't needed.

b.a.r.t. did get those derailed cars moved last night and they made repairs to the tracks. so everything back to normal for the most part except for those delays. reporting live in concord, christie smith, "today in the bay." meantime, the people of japan face numerous challenges from hundreds of powerful after shocks to finding survivors. "trace poths is live in d.c. with how radiation from the plant has affected american sailors. >> reporter: good morning, brent. good morning, everyone. we're understand that there are 17 navy pilots who were working off the "uss reagan" who were affected by this. low levels of radiation were detected after they went out on mission to try to figure out waes going on there. also that "uss reagan" that entire crew apparently went through a cloud of radiation that exposed them as well and so

now that entire vessel is backing off a bit. they were delivering supplies and doing surveillance missions. now they're backing off until they can figure out how much radiation was delivered. authorities say they don't believe the crew got much radiation at all, but we're waiting for new information on that. the 104 nuclear plants here. some lawmakers here on capitol hill now saying that before wes license and approve more nuclear plants, which has been a big push by the obama administration, in light of japan, we need to take a step back and make sure that safety is in place to make sure that we're sufficiently protected. the nuclear regulatory commission over the weekend issued a statement saying that these plants are built to withstand the most severe shock, but many here now on capitol hill have much more of a wait and see mode. back to you. >> thanks for the update there, tracy. i want to get you updated

when it comes to the forecast this morning checking in with christina. >> we've got to get you to work on time this morning. probably much hard wer the daylight saving time kicking in, but we'll get you there. watch out for wet roadways this morning. a steady line of showers streaming in from santa cruz all the way to antioch this morning. we'll see some clearing. we're already starting to see these showers to be a bit more spotty. we could see a little bit of fog throughout the morning. reduced visibility. everything is better than four miles. inland we look good. you might find some along the bridge. that's what mike's been reporting for us. 58 degree in sunnyvale. today looks like a nice sunny half of the day. mostly cloudy skies. temperature to climb up to 66 degrees in oakland, 65 in san francisco. 65 up in santa rosa today. a little bit of rain each and every day this week.

we have rain chances throughout the week. 59 tomorrow. on and off showers. tomorrow more steady rain throughout the day. today looks okay for the second half. if you need to water those mants on your own, prepare yourself for the showers that are coming throughout the week, today is your day to do so. st. patrick's day, 60 and overnight in the 40s. back over to you now. >> we'll take it over here. because we have the b.a.r.t. delays still going on. since chris ttie's report, i ca tell you that there are still s transbay delays. but should be recovering now. we should see that improve over the next hour or so. the only line affected is the richmond to fremont line. more folks heading there. once you hear about a b.a.r.t. problem, a lot of folks take to the roadways and that's what we see. almost stopping as far as the traffic flow between 880 and the

metering lights itself. 880, the oakland freeway and areas past the coliseum, we'll see more traffic. folks traveling by car instead of by b.a.r.t. as well. you can get on the b.a.r.t. southbound with the headlights towards that san mateo bridge. and over the water, no problems here. golden gate bridge did get a fog advisory. there are still patches although things are moving bad.here more news rer so badt here. ewr n teafthis break. te

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japan, of course, is very familiar with the devastation that come with a huge earthquake. conan nolan covered the kyoto earthquake in 1995. this morning he's back in japan with a report on the lessons learned. >> reporter: froir what happened on friday, the major test for the japanese seismic community was in 1995, the kobe earthquake. in covering that, it became clear that officials there needed to do more in terms of seismic safety, retrofitting old buildings and standards for new constructi construction. they also learned a lot about emergency response. frankly, they failed in both those areas torks a large degree, which is why thousands died in the kobe quake. one of the reasons why this is so disheartening this time is they had learned from those mistakes. structural engineering had advanced considerably. the seismic code and enforcement has also been exceeded here.

perhaps the best of any nation in the world. but you can't really do much about an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast and the tsunami that comes on shore. yes, they have a system, they have an alarm system and people are trained to run when there's a coastal quake, but still, you're going to have, apparently, up to 10,000 and probably more deaths as a result. but right now the big concern is nor all those on the coast who are suffering right now, over a million, close to 2 million without power, hundreds of thousands without food or water. i'm conan nolan near tokyo for nbc bay area news. >> so sad to see these pictures. switching gears, a new study out this morning finds a surprising amount of new fathers are suffering from postpartum depression. 7% of new fathers are depressed according to researchers at the university of michigan. of those 40% admit they've spanked their kids at one 1-year-old versus father who are not depressed who say they have

spanked their 1-year-old. researchers say depression is strongly tied to unemployment rate. the basketball tournament is about to begin but not a single team from the bay area invited. that includes the st. mary gaels, despite 25 wins this season and making it to the sweet 16 last year. he did not get an at-large bid that they were hoping for. however, they will play in the n.i.t. tournament. they're the number two seed in the number two regional. they'll host kent state in round one tomorrow. so you can take the bracket challenge with us unless you want to boycott because you're mad at the ncaa as well. >> boo. >> we are the team who will fill out the brackets. >> i'm still putting st. mary's in. >> you can join us and see how we stack up against each other. you can go to bracket.c

bracket.csnbayarea.com. >> i like my orange because of it. good morning to you. your odds are actually not in favor of a good drive this morning. you have slick conditions out there courtesy of wet weather. high pressure that's headed out of the area. high pressure is moving in. we're starting to see these showers fizzle out, but they will take place probably fr the next few hours. i'm expecting clearing by about 11:00. looks like we have visibility issues as well. nothing heavy reported from our meters out there. fog kind of drifts around. so just because your city isn't reporting it doesn't mean you won't find it on your trafs, especially over the e1bridges. mike and noelle will be here in a minute. >> 65 in san francisco. 63 in san raphael.

for you in livermore, 66. we're looking at a pretty wet week overall. tomorrow will be more steady. today looks much better for the second half of the day than what we're expecting for tomorrow. temps will fluctuate between the 60s throughout the week. rain chanceness each and every day. >> thanks, christina. >> next on "today in the bay," the man that no one knowsough h0 though he's in charge of 300,000 people. could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

good morning, everybody. 6:55 right now. take a look at that shot across the golden gate bridge.

plenty sloppy in some parts this morning. we want to check in with mike. >> definitely. saw how much that light reflected off of the surface and diffused in that fog. that's why you don't use the high level lights in the fog. stick to the normal beams for your headlights. that is of concern. also of concern are delays on the b.a.r.t. line. it's recovering after we had electrical problems. tracks had problems with an insul later at the embarcadero center. improving over the next hour. still expect 10 to 15 minute delays. we we'll end with a live shot of the bay bridge. puddles out there as well. good morning. taking a look at wall street. dow industrials down 5 2, nasdaq down 6. japan is the third largest user of oil in the world. they won't be using much any time soon as they try to dig out

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